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Torchwood is Not Fandom's Bitch
Mar. 2nd, 2010 05:40 pmI wasn't going to write this but then I read the entries from ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
51stcenturyfox, redstapler and rm, and thought about things in my little head for a moment.
No, I did not go to the Character Deaths Panel at Gallifrey this year because I think I probably would've laughed, especially hearing that someone started crying. My knee-jerk reaction to anything that gets fandom riled up and emotional has been to respond with my sense of humor and that's usually where my comics come from. When it goes on a for awhile, I end up drawing lots and lots of comics. But my comic would have been a channeled reaction to my laughter, and I don't think laughing would have gone over well inside the room
It might be cruel and insensitive to laugh when someone is clearly in pain, but I'm not feeling very apologetic about the way I feel and just telling me that I should be won't change that. Neil Gaiman once told a fan that, "George R.R. Martin is not your bitch." Likewise, I am not your bitch. TORCHWOOD is not your bitch. Russell T. Davies is very unapologetically, not fandom's bitch.
Fans do not own the series that they are a fan of in the slightest. They don't get a say whether a character lives or dies, they don't have a choice in what the story is. And honestly, they shouldn't! It'd be a boring story if they did and I'd rather see a story that's well crafted, dramatically intense, and be entertained. And yes, sometimes things are done because it WOULD get a huge reaction out of fans, whether good or bad, because this proves that people are watching, being engaged, and being interested in whatever the property is.
Personally, I think that fandom feeling entitlement from their properties is very arrogant. You don't become a fan to own the show, you become a fan because you LIKE what you're getting from the show. You are a consumer of the show and it's merchandise, but that doesn't get you to own any sort of rights to the show and the characters. You can certainly voice your opinion, but they don't have to take it.
Because, they are not your bitch. End of story.
51stcenturyfox, redstapler and rm, and thought about things in my little head for a moment.No, I did not go to the Character Deaths Panel at Gallifrey this year because I think I probably would've laughed, especially hearing that someone started crying. My knee-jerk reaction to anything that gets fandom riled up and emotional has been to respond with my sense of humor and that's usually where my comics come from. When it goes on a for awhile, I end up drawing lots and lots of comics. But my comic would have been a channeled reaction to my laughter, and I don't think laughing would have gone over well inside the room
It might be cruel and insensitive to laugh when someone is clearly in pain, but I'm not feeling very apologetic about the way I feel and just telling me that I should be won't change that. Neil Gaiman once told a fan that, "George R.R. Martin is not your bitch." Likewise, I am not your bitch. TORCHWOOD is not your bitch. Russell T. Davies is very unapologetically, not fandom's bitch.
Fans do not own the series that they are a fan of in the slightest. They don't get a say whether a character lives or dies, they don't have a choice in what the story is. And honestly, they shouldn't! It'd be a boring story if they did and I'd rather see a story that's well crafted, dramatically intense, and be entertained. And yes, sometimes things are done because it WOULD get a huge reaction out of fans, whether good or bad, because this proves that people are watching, being engaged, and being interested in whatever the property is.
Personally, I think that fandom feeling entitlement from their properties is very arrogant. You don't become a fan to own the show, you become a fan because you LIKE what you're getting from the show. You are a consumer of the show and it's merchandise, but that doesn't get you to own any sort of rights to the show and the characters. You can certainly voice your opinion, but they don't have to take it.
Because, they are not your bitch. End of story.
